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April 2025
Great Lakes Region (DRC)
Monthly Forecast
In April, the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region, Huang Xia, is expected to provide the biannual briefing to the Council on the implementation of the 2013 Peace, Security, and Cooperation Framework (PSC-F) for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Great Lakes region. Read more
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April 2025
UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Monthly Forecast
In April, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi will brief the Security Council. The briefing will focus on challenges related to forced displacement across the globe. The session is expected to be interactive, with the High Commissioner responding to observations and questions from members during the session. This type of interactivity is atypical for a public briefing, although a similar format is used when the heads of military and police components of peace operations brief the Council. Read more
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27 March 2025
S/PV.9887
UN Documents
This was a Security Council meeting on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Read more
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March 2025
Overview
Monthly Forecast
In March, Denmark will hold the presidency of the Security Council. Read more
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March 2025
UN Peacekeeping
Monthly Forecast
In March, the Security Council will hold a high-level open debate on “Ensuring adaptability in UN Peace Operations—responding to realities”. Denmark’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, will chair the meeting, which is a signature event of Denmark’s Council presidency this month. The briefers may include Secretary-General António Guterres and a civil society representative. Read more
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February 2025
Overview
Monthly Forecast
In February, China will hold the presidency of the Security Council. Read more
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February 2025
Status Update since our January Forecast
Monthly Forecast
The Status Update since our January Forecast. Read more
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26 January 2025
SC/15982
UN Documents
This was a press statement on the situation on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in which members of the Security Council condemned the ongoing advances by the M23 in the North-Kivu province of eastern DRC, and expressed serious concerns regarding imminent threats against Goma. They also echoed the statement by the Secretary-General dated 26 January 2025, demanding that the ongoing offensive and advances towards Goma immediately stop. Read more
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January 2025
In Hindsight: The Security Council in 2024 and Looking Ahead to 2025
Monthly Forecast
In 2024, the Security Council was confronted with a world beset by multiple crises, including continuing wars in Ukraine and Gaza, severe deterioration in the situation in Sudan, and a sudden shift in the political situation in Syria. Differing strategic interests and irreconcilable world views among the major powers restricted the Council’s ability to fully address these crises. The tensions among the major powers were frequently in evidence in the Council chamber, where members clashed on a range of issues. Read more
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January 2025
Status Update since our December Forecast
Monthly Forecast
The Status Update since our December Forecast. Read more
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January 2025
Counter-Terrorism
Monthly Forecast
In January, Algeria plans to convene a meeting on counter-terrorism in Africa. Details regarding the meeting were still being finalised at the time of writing, however it appears that the meeting will be high-level and is likely to focus on terrorism and its impact on sustainable development. It also seems that Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed, African Union (AU) Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security Bankole Adeoye, and former UN and AU official Said Djinnit will be requested to brief. This will be one of Algeria’s signature events during its presidency, and a presidential statement may be proposed in connection with the meeting. Read more
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20 December 2024
S/RES/2765
UN Documents
This resolution extends the mandate of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) for a period of one year until 20 December 2025--noting the continued violence in eastern DRC by the 23 March Movement (M23) and the persistent presence of other domestic and foreign armed groups in the country. Read more
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December 2024
Overview
Monthly Forecast
In December, the US will hold the presidency of the Security Council. Read more
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December 2024
UNOCA (Central Africa)
Monthly Forecast
In December, the Security Council will hold a briefing and consultations on the Secretary-General’s semi-annual report on the UN Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA) and the implementation of the UN’s regional strategy to combat the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). Special Representative and Head of UNOCA Abdou Abarry is expected to brief. The mandate of UNOCA expires on 31 August 2027. Read more
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December 2024
Briefing by the Outgoing Chairs of the Security Council’s Subsidiary Bodies
Monthly Forecast
As is customary in December, the outgoing chairs of the Council’s subsidiary bodies are expected to provide a briefing on their experiences. Read more
